Technical Guidance for Using the Modified Kalman Filter in Small-domain Estimation at the National Center for Health Statistics

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• Personal Author:
  Lauren M. Rossen ; Makram Talih ; Patel, Priyam ; Earp, Morgan ; Parker, Jennifer D.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Public health report presenting an enhanced modified Kalman filter procedure that improves the reliability of health estimates for small populations by accommodating nonlinear trends, irregular data spacing, and random sampling variances. This updated method offers greater transparency and flexibility, making it easier to assess and monitor health disparities.
• Subjects:
  Data Collection Data Interpretation, Statistical Vital Statistics
• Keywords:
  mixed-effects model, state-space model, Bayes factor, complex health survey, vital statistics, statistical reliability, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Source:
  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Vital and Health Statistics Series
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  46 Pages
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  209
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cd5a3d97ed9c54b3d5b7125b6cb3225a249237f3b30d5d795234b4cec4e82c0e4673e2155074f48342efe7f9a14f0d5c52a979a9ceb0d0a4fcfa149330198aa2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/157496/cdc_157496_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.45 MB ]